Directing · b. 1885 · Paris - France

George Fitzmaurice

Biography

From Wikipedia George Fitzmaurice (13 February 1885 – 13 June 1940) was a French-born film director and producer. Fitzmaurice's career first started as a set designer on stage. Beginning in 1914 until his death in 1940, he directed over 80 films, including several successful movies such as The Son of the Sheik, Raffles, Mata Hari, and Suzy. At the beginning of his directorial career, Fitzmaurice was astute at directing stage actresses in their initial films with the first wave of great Broadway stars that migrated to motion pictures during the World War I era, including Mae Murray, Elsie Fe...

Directed
Adventure in Diamonds 1940 Arsène Lupin Returns 1938 Vacation from Love 1938 The Emperor's Candlesticks 1937 Live, Love and Learn 1937 Suzy 1936 Petticoat Fever 1936 All Men Are Enemies 1934 As You Desire Me 1932 Mata Hari 1931 The Unholy Garden 1931 Strangers May Kiss 1931 Raffles 1930 The Devil to Pay! 1930 One Heavenly Night 1930 The Bad One 1930 The Locked Door 1929 His Captive Woman 1929 The Man and the Moment 1929 Tiger Rose 1929 The Barker 1928 Lilac Time 1928 The Night of Love 1927 Rose of the Golden West 1927 The Love Mart 1927 The Tender Hour 1927 The Son of the Sheik 1926 A Thief in Paradise 1925 The Dark Angel 1925 His Supreme Moment 1925 Cytherea 1924 Tarnish 1924 The Eternal City 1923 Bella Donna 1923 The Cheat 1923 The Man From Home 1922 Three Live Ghosts 1922 To Have and to Hold 1922 Kick In 1922 Paying the Piper 1921 Experience 1921 Forever 1921 The Right to Love 1920 On with the Dance 1920 Idols of Clay 1920 Our Better Selves 1919 The Avalanche 1919 Counterfeit 1919 A Society Exile 1919 Common Clay 1919 The Witness for the Defense 1919 The Profiteers 1919 The Cry of the Weak 1919 The Hillcrest Mystery 1918 The Naulahka 1918 A Japanese Nightingale 1918 The Narrow Path 1918 Innocent 1918 The Hunting of the Hawk 1917 The Recoil 1917 The On-the-Square Girl 1917 Kick In 1917 Blind Man's Luck 1917 The Mark of Cain 1917 Sylvia of the Secret Service 1917 Big Jim Garrity 1916 Arms and the Woman 1916 The Test 1916 The Romantic Journey 1916 Via Wireless 1915 At Bay 1915 The Commuters 1915 Stop Thief! 1915 Who's Who in Society 1915 When Rome Ruled 1914 The Bomb Boy 1914
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